The effect of sport-specific virtual reality training for soccer players on cognitive performance and related brain processing.
This study aimed to evaluate the effects of sport-specific training in virtual reality (VR) on perceptual and cognitive abilities and their neurophysiological correlates in young soccer players. Twenty-four young semi-elite soccer athletes were assigned to an experimental (Exp) or control (Ctr) grou...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Sports Sciences Vol. 44; no. 13; pp. 1694 - 1708 |
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| Formato: | pictorial research tables/charts randomized controlled trial Journal Article |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Jul2026
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